Quantitative Studies on the Properdin-complement System
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The reaction of human, bovine, and pig properdin with excess zymosan exhibits an induction period followed by a rapidly accelerating formation of the properdin-zymosan (PZ) complex. Two methods for determining the quantity of PZ complex are given, one using human serum lacking properdin, the other using a fraction of pig serum containing complement components, C'1, C'3 and C'4.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of Experimental Medicine
دوره 105 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1956